The Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Hoards of the Colchian Culture in Western and Central Caucasus

这些研究项目旨在探索格鲁吉亚西部科尔奇斯的囤积。这是已知的欧亚大陆最东端的囤积省。到目前为止，还没有一个完整的、现代的所谓科尔奇文化宝藏的目录。在大多数情况下，发布的图纸和照片不符合现代标准。因此，这些囤积物的详细记录是该项目的核心，包括图纸、图片和所有物品的技术测量(包括重量)。此外，博物馆储藏室和档案馆的工作将得到发现囤积物的地点本地化的补充。这是他们在更广泛的文化环境中重新设置语境的基础。将详细描述地形和沉积习俗。通过便携式XRF设备对金属发现进行筛选，将能够区分不同的材料组及其年代学意义。这将支持对科尔奇亚囤积的整体年表进行修订。与佐治亚州东部避难所中的祈祷祭品进行比较，最终将揭示高加索和地中海盆地仪式习俗的更一般问题

The research projects aims at exploring the hoards in west Georgian Kolchis. This is the easternmost known Eurasian hoard province. Up to now no complete and modern catalogue of the hoards of so called Kolchis culture exist. In the majority of the cases the published drawings and photographs do not fulfill modern standards. Therefore, the detailed documentation of these hoards lies at the center of this project and includes drawings, pictures and all technical measurements (including weight) of the objects. Furthermore, the work in museum storage rooms and archives will be supplemented by the localization of the sites where hoards were found. This is basic for their recontextualisation in the broader cultural environment. Topography and deposition customs will be described in detail. The screening of the metal finds by a portable XRF device will enable distinguishing different material groups and their chronological significance. This will support a revision of the overall chronology of the Colchian hoards. The comparison with the votive offerings in sanctuaries in Eastern Georgia will eventually shed light on more general questions of ritual practices in the Caucasus as well as in the Mediterranean Basin